Holder for broom heads



l. .LAHOLLENSBE El' AL HOLDYER FOR BROOK HEADS 'Filed Feb. 25, 1924 oct. zo, 1925. 11,557,840

l. J. HOLLENSBE El' AL HOLDER FoR BRooM HEADS Z'Sheets-'Sheet 2 Fim' Feb. 25, 1924 j. @7J/227mm@ Zlfwy,

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Patented ct. 20, 1925.

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and EARL F. SHELLY; citizens oi the United States; residing at. Greensburg., in the `county of Decatur and State of Indianafhavwinvented certain newA and useful Improvements followingv is a specification. y

This invention relates, to improvements' in Holders. for broni heads; A c

' h objectief the inventionlresides in proividing-a holder for a brdoni` head nformed .of

a 'single piece lof sheet metal adapted for receiving the butt end of a. broom head 'andi for permanently housing and retaining th same therein'.v Y A i Another object of the inventio'n resides in providing. a .mounting for `,broom heads formed f a' single piece of sheet metal pro` videdwith a' socket.: for .receiving th'e buttend of ajvbrooniV head and' adapted to be received within the socket in an intimate compressedrelation'; c. 1 f i f other object ofthe invention resides in providing a holderforbroom heads 'formed of a compressible` body adapted to receive the butt end of a broom..head, fth'e holder being 4compressed von' said k:butt end for biii'ir'iting1 andwretaining said f head:V in Vsaid further object of the'i'nvention is-tof'prdl vide a one piece. body of y'sheet material parting r rompthevs irit and scope of the investi esente @se cimmed.

In th@ d'iiwings, forth-img apart of this application Figure 1 is a side elevation of the broom holder with the butt end of the broom head mounted in assembled relation therewith to form the finished broom.

Figure 2 is an end elevationof the iinished co'rolingr to the present invention.V 1:.

broom mo'untedl'in aholder constructed ajc- JgHonrnmsii'rv Figure 3 is alongitudinal sectlonvthrough,

the f broom shownl in; Figure l; villustrating the manner lof applying the holden-to the butt nd ofthebroo'ni head for retaining the?` han-l licad therein,` the position of the b'rooi'n dle being also'shown therein. i

, ai "broom holder-havingthe separable secs` tions A thereof formed-with lportionsl adapted to'` interlock wheny thefsa-me is compressed on ai broom hea-d.

Figure 5 -is .a View similar to.` Figure 4 showing the end vportions in f' interlockedf relation.

Figure ,1 6 is end view.; thegholderi shown in Figure 55, showing the structiirsin-r cooperating compressed relatioi 3 Figure f is, .anni end View of shown infFiguef, with thesectonsin sepi arated relation; `1 .n I

. Figl'ne is a-Lsectioriral,viewtakenon Y ,g 1: 80 1 :indicates afbroo-m lieaiLofesp'ecialffo'rm` having the b'utt end 2 retained in ian-ellof.,

gated Hattenedringimenber 3 clearly shown. in Figure 3 in locked rlationgprthe, end being? rounded both transversely @andi lo'ngitu:v

- dinally 'as indicatedat 4',}whi1e.:the .central por'tionof the b rolom head 'is stitclid asindicatedatj manner.' c, Y L Thiel-specially kformed ,and ring retained broom'lieadisr adapted to be fitted finaholder member-6 which forms thesub-ject'ofthisj invention :Theholder is ornedfin" one.

piece, preferably from sheet material having a body 7 of socket form, to receive the ring? retained butt end ofthe broomhe'ad 1,"ai1d adapted togconfor'm ytothe contofur'thereoi to a point below the'lretaining ring asWill b 'e clear-ly observed from Figures l yand The nd orbottom ofthe socket( portiorof the' body 7 i's curved as indicated t 8 the inlthevrusual vand wellrknorwn sa'i'ne inanner. as 'the ndoflth broom head indicatedfat: and thel cehtral porti-on of this curved end is provided fwi'th a cylindrical nebk .X-tflsi' 9 for' recivingt ;h'ldleirld adaipfted to be c inserted through 'thel` 1 neck? 9 and having the end pointed as indicated at 11 for projection into the end of the broom head to a point beyond the section of the re-V taining ring'so that the compression of the broom material within the retaining ring will be increased from the central portion thereof which will aid in retaining the broom handle in place in the broom head and also in securing the broom head in place in the holder 6, as the. .handle vis A inserted through the neck 9 and intothe broom head to a posil tion as shown inkFigure 3, undera heavy driving pressure, so that when in place, the handle is retained by the driving fit. .f

The open end of the body of the broom holder, thatisthe open endofthe socket portion 7 as indi-cated `at-12 isformed withan-outwardly projecting and transversely extending lbead 13 4forming a semi-cylindrical groove 14 on the vinsidek of the socket for receiving theretaining ring 3 Vof the broom head, so .that when the broom holder is applied to theiendof the broom head as shown inFigures .1 to iinparticularyithe bindin ringH 3 will' seatV in r.then groove 14y and e ectively `lockthe broom head inthe socket. .The openfend...]`oortion 12 ofthe' 4body 7 is formed with separable sections 14 and 15 which Vare formed .in separated relation as shown in Figures 6 and 7.V The separable sections of the outer endof thev socket portion l2 'of the body 7, may, if ldesired, be provided 'with oppositely directed projections 17 and 18 Whichare formed with similar and inwardly.projected punch portions 19. adapted .toiinterlockl .as shown f in Figures 5 and 6, when the.. sections are compressed. ontofthey butt. end of Vthe'L broom l' head so that a subseuentzseparationgof the head, counter-sunk spots-2O are formed in the sidei wallsadjacent ring groove V14' so as to proj ectv into theibroomheadas :indicated in F igure- 8, beyond the retaining ring. 3 for effectively retaining .the'ring inythe broom holder..

.Then interlocking projection 19. forms an interlock for theV separable. sections 14 and 15 of-the body 7for1eifectively. locking said sections in compressed relation onthe .butt

Vend. of the broom as shown inFigure 2, and

isJapplied` to 'the A broom. head, by inserting the butt end of; the .broom head .into the socket Vformed by the body?? with the .sections 14 and 15in separated relation as shown inv Figure 7, 'after which the holder with the broom head inserted is placed in a suitableJ compresser for this purpose, which forces the sections 14 and 15 under av substantal pressure together and into interlocking relation as shown in Figure 6, fol lowing which the 'handle' 10 is inserted as above described under a' substantial pressure througzhtheneck 9 and into the broom head aS..ShoWnn Figure 3, under a substantial pressure to form a driving fit with the broom holder and thebutt end of the broom head,'thereby l*producing a completed broom structure. broom Vafter the holder andhandle are assembled with relation to the head so that the completed broom readyfor use will apf pear as shownY in Figures 41 and 2 vof the drawings. Y .From the foregoing description, it Vwill be The sewing 5 is placed onthe observed that Vthe broom holder is formed Will be clearly understood from theabove description that a kbroom holder Vof u'simple sov form has beenv provided formed' off one vpiece and having relatively compressible j portions adapted for interlocking cooper'ation on the butt end of a broom head and for receiving a broom handle having 1a driving itV inconnection therewith for making an assembled and'finishedbroom.

; What isclaimed is: .A holder for broomheads .formed j of ay singlepieceJ vof sheet fmaterial, said holder comprising a main socket portion, a handlel f receiving neck extending from thecentral portion of said main socket portion, a pair of opposed 'socket forming jaws normally extending. inpdiverging relation froinf the main socket-portion, said jawsbeingprovided with Vopposed outwardly struck beads to.. .provide grooves to receive theJ binding ring-on a broom head, and said jaws'bei'ng provided below said Vhead with projections adapted to overlap when the jaws are'brought `into "socket forming relation, and coope'ratv ing means formed yon saidprojections and adapted. when the projections are brought into overlapped relationr to move, into-locknglposition. n

In l`testimony whereof we. aiiix'our signatures.

' IRA J. HoLLENsBE.

EARL F. sHELLEr.-

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